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pakistan closed those lines in november after u.s. air strikes that killed two dozen soldiers along the afghan border. the new guidelines also call for an end to attacks by u.s. drone aircraft. death penalty opponents marked a victory today in connecticut. the state house voted last night to abolish capital punishment in all future cases. the state senate had already approved the repeal. the bill now heads to the desk of governor daniel malloy, who says he will sign it into law. connecticut would become the 17th u.s. state to end the punishment. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to jeff. >> brown: next tonight, a cease- fire begins in syria. we start our coverage with a report from neil connery of independent television news. >> reporter: the syrian army has not gone away, but since dawn, its guns have largely been silent. these images are said to show the battered city of derah, tanks dug in, but in the absence of gunfire, early signs of people returning to the streets. this is idlib, scene of a ferocious bombardme
pakistan closed those lines in november after u.s. air strikes that killed two dozen soldiers along the afghan border. the new guidelines also call for an end to attacks by u.s. drone aircraft. death penalty opponents marked a victory today in connecticut. the state house voted last night to abolish capital punishment in all future cases. the state senate had already approved the repeal. the bill now heads to the desk of governor daniel malloy, who says he will sign it into law. connecticut...
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. >> holman: the supreme court of pakistan has convicted prime minister yousuf raza gilani of contempt. it stemmed from his refusal to pursue a corruption case against president asif ali zardari. the ruling carried only a symbolic sentence of less than a minute in detention, allowing gilani to stay in power. in afghanistan, three u.s. troops were killed today in a bomb attack in the east. nato also announced a man wearing an afghan army uniform shot and killed a u.s. service member late wednesday, in the south. the gunman was killed when coalition forces returned fire. there've been at least 16 such attacks this year against american or other foreign forces. the u.s. secret service widened its investigation of a prostitution scandal today. the probe was extended to include previous presidential travel overseas. the latest allegations predate the scandal that exploded two weeks ago, ahead of the president's trip to colombia. the secret service now says it's pursuing a report by seattle television station-- kiro. according to that account, agents hired strippers and prostitutes in march,
. >> holman: the supreme court of pakistan has convicted prime minister yousuf raza gilani of contempt. it stemmed from his refusal to pursue a corruption case against president asif ali zardari. the ruling carried only a symbolic sentence of less than a minute in detention, allowing gilani to stay in power. in afghanistan, three u.s. troops were killed today in a bomb attack in the east. nato also announced a man wearing an afghan army uniform shot and killed a u.s. service member late...
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farooque ahmed is a naturalized citizen born in pakistan. he was taken into custody after a sting operation. federal officials said he thought he was dealing with al-qaeda agents. they also said the public was never in danger. in economic news, sales of big- ticket manufactured goods like aircraft rose in september. but businesses spent less on computers, communications gear and other goods needed for expansion. the results left wall street looking for direction. the dow jones industrial average lost 43 points to close at 11,126. the nasdaq rose nearly six points to close at 2,503. wells fargo is one of several institutions that have been reviewing thousands of documents in a statement today, wells fargo said the review found some problems but said it does not believe the problems led to any improper foreclosures. instead, the company said it's acting out of an abundance of caution to refile affidavits in 23 states. a huge study of life on earth concludes that one-fifth of all mammals, birds and amphibians are moving closer to extinction. th
farooque ahmed is a naturalized citizen born in pakistan. he was taken into custody after a sting operation. federal officials said he thought he was dealing with al-qaeda agents. they also said the public was never in danger. in economic news, sales of big- ticket manufactured goods like aircraft rose in september. but businesses spent less on computers, communications gear and other goods needed for expansion. the results left wall street looking for direction. the dow jones industrial...
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. >> sreenivasan: the campaign has been taken beyond india to pakistan, china, even a cable system in atlanta, georgia. this is a simple step but a very effective one. >> sreenivasan: recently it launched a global anti-violence campaign. u.n. general secretary ban ki moon was among those helping out. the group also studied the impact of its work in two local areas in india. >> they did not feel confident to go out of the household, to complain to either an n.g.o. or to some legal officer, seek counseling. but, post the campaign, there was a lot of difference in terms of women actually exhibiting confidence in going out, men and communities recognizing that it is fine for women to go out and complain, and they don't need to resolve it only in the marital or, you know, the natal family space. >> sreenivasan: but there are few places women can go to assert their rights. the center for social research offers crisis counseling and intervention for victims of violence in four locations in the capital. sangita, a 32-year-old mother of three boys, presents a classic case. >> how are things no
. >> sreenivasan: the campaign has been taken beyond india to pakistan, china, even a cable system in atlanta, georgia. this is a simple step but a very effective one. >> sreenivasan: recently it launched a global anti-violence campaign. u.n. general secretary ban ki moon was among those helping out. the group also studied the impact of its work in two local areas in india. >> they did not feel confident to go out of the household, to complain to either an n.g.o. or to some...
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india and pakistan have the technology and the indians keep working on longer range missiles that could deliver a nuclear bomb at greatest distance. >> woodruff: in the best-case scenario, if you're speaking from the north korean perspective, what's the soonest, one thinks, experts think, that they could put something together that would be a threat? >> again, it's really hard to say. there's just too much secrecy within the country, but considering all the troubles they've had thus far in developing the technology, it's pretty surely many years away. and even having one or two missiles with a nuclear bomb, obviously, could cause a lot of damage, but there's a lot of potential response. i mean the united states has some 15,000-- excuse m 1550 long-range nuclear warheads we can deliver on targets. russia, obviously, has a lot as well. even if there's a threat of a nuclear bomb from north korea, there's appropriate response. plus we have a lot of it's united states has a lot of conventional power in south korea and in asia. >> woodruff: in other words, asking after the launch site, you we
india and pakistan have the technology and the indians keep working on longer range missiles that could deliver a nuclear bomb at greatest distance. >> woodruff: in the best-case scenario, if you're speaking from the north korean perspective, what's the soonest, one thinks, experts think, that they could put something together that would be a threat? >> again, it's really hard to say. there's just too much secrecy within the country, but considering all the troubles they've had thus...
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you were recently in pakistan. does this represent a new break or a continuation of the building tension? >> i think this is a very sharp escalation of the war of words between the united states and pakistan. it's really reflecting the very deep-seated anger that i could feel in my conversations with senior military and intelligence officials in pakistan. and what they thought was very striking use of tactical weapons inside pakistan which risked damaging the strategic alliance between the two countries. >> ifill: this is not new, this unhappiness about the use of drones. was it the c.i.a. contractor, the raymond davis case that sparked it? why the meeting yesterday here in washington? >> i think it's a culmination of a number of things. the raymond davis case was merely a symptom of this difficult relationship. there has been building over time a feeling inside pakistan that they felt that they didn't get the trust and the respect that they deserved from the u.s. counterparts. the u.s., of course, feels that the p
you were recently in pakistan. does this represent a new break or a continuation of the building tension? >> i think this is a very sharp escalation of the war of words between the united states and pakistan. it's really reflecting the very deep-seated anger that i could feel in my conversations with senior military and intelligence officials in pakistan. and what they thought was very striking use of tactical weapons inside pakistan which risked damaging the strategic alliance between...
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pakistan closed those lines in november after u.s. air strikes that killed two dozen soldiers along the afghan border. the new guidelines also call for an end to attacks by u.s. drone aircraft. death penalty opponents marked a victory today in connecticut. the state house voted last night to abolish capital punishment in all future cases. the state senate had already approved the repeal. the bill now heads to the desk of governor daniel malloy, who says he will sign it into law. connecticut would become the 17th u.s. state to end the punishment. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to jeff. >> brown: next tonight, a cease- fire begins in syria. we start our coverage with a report from neil connery of independent television news. >> reporter: the syrian army has not gone away, but since dawn, its guns have largely been silent. these images are said to show the battered city of derah, tanks dug in, but in the absence of gunfire, early signs of people returning to the streets. this is idlib, scene of a ferocious bombardme
pakistan closed those lines in november after u.s. air strikes that killed two dozen soldiers along the afghan border. the new guidelines also call for an end to attacks by u.s. drone aircraft. death penalty opponents marked a victory today in connecticut. the state house voted last night to abolish capital punishment in all future cases. the state senate had already approved the repeal. the bill now heads to the desk of governor daniel malloy, who says he will sign it into law. connecticut...
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pakistan's spy chief met with c.i.a. director leon panetta on monday, and reportedly asked for new limits on the missile attacks. former egyptian president hosni mubarak has been detained as part of a far-reaching corruption probe. the announcement came early today, hours after mubarak was hospitalized. we have a report narrated by carl dinnen of "independent television news." >> reporter: when people learned hosni mubarak was in hospital last night, they gathered outside. under questioning from prosecutors he'd suffered what's being described as a heart crisis although some reports suggested he'd deliberately not eaten for 48 hours. but mubarak's hospital is now his prison. he's been detained for 15 days pending the investigation. it's a striking turn of events for a man who was president of egypt just two months ago. investigators said he had bridled at being called the accused, telling them to remember he was president. the reported answer: no one is above the law. >> ( translated ): our prisons are made for some peop
pakistan's spy chief met with c.i.a. director leon panetta on monday, and reportedly asked for new limits on the missile attacks. former egyptian president hosni mubarak has been detained as part of a far-reaching corruption probe. the announcement came early today, hours after mubarak was hospitalized. we have a report narrated by carl dinnen of "independent television news." >> reporter: when people learned hosni mubarak was in hospital last night, they gathered outside. under...
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so i have, obviously, radically altered the way i move about in pakistan. the state is providing security. i do go out now and try to participate in events, be seen and heard. i don't want to be silenced. i think that is exactly what they would have wanted. >> warner: so you're going back. >> of course i am. it's my country, and my identity, everything flows from that. >> warner: sherry rehman, thank you so much. >> brown: finally tonight, a new movie about the assassination of abraham lincoln and some provocative questions about military tribunals then and now. ray suarez has our look. >> sreenivasan: on april 14, 1865, five days after general robert e. lee surrendered, and with the civil war drawing to a close, president abraham lincoln was shot at ford's theater in washington. he died the next morning.z1ywñu the assassin, john wilkes booth, had not worked alone. he and his accomplices plotted and skeemd at the boarding house of mary sarat, just blocks from the theater. weeks later, sarat and seven other alleged conspirators were tried before a military
so i have, obviously, radically altered the way i move about in pakistan. the state is providing security. i do go out now and try to participate in events, be seen and heard. i don't want to be silenced. i think that is exactly what they would have wanted. >> warner: so you're going back. >> of course i am. it's my country, and my identity, everything flows from that. >> warner: sherry rehman, thank you so much. >> brown: finally tonight, a new movie about the...
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they are in pakistan. the united states has often asked the pakistani government and the pakistani army to intervene, to stop the activity of the haqqani network. and also the infiltration of taliban fighters and haqqi opetives into afghanistan from pakistan. so far that has not been successful. u.s.-pakistani relations are not very good right now. they haven't been good since the cross-border incident which resulted in about two dozen pakistani deaths. things are being patched up slowly. we've had some headway. i don't know how this is going to affect our relationship. it might impact it. it might not. >> brown: president karzai pointed to intelligence failures for his own government and for nato. what dide mean? what's t thinking there about whether or how much was known about something coming? >> well, you know, it's pretty obvious. the taliban had been saying for months that they're going to have a spring offensive. nato, the united states, has been saying for months that they're expecting a spring off
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they were effective, but not the type of things that we've seen when individuals travel to pakistan, afghanistan and get the training, for example, you compare it to the attempted new york city subway plot in 2009 witwhere the man was going to ue t.a.t.p. which he learned to make overseas. so that was a bit more -- took more training, more complicated and had that international aspect to it whereas this -- as 'veeennd heard you can get the recipe for this -- these pressure cooker bombs on the internet anywhere. >> ifill: juan zuarte, you work misdemeanor the white house. is it significant that the president today chose to use the word "terrorism" and "terror" with the when he didn't yesterday? >> it has political significance. keep in mind the u.s. government has a definition under criminal law and otherwise for what terrorism is. i think initially the president wanted to be very careful not to be the first fact witness as to what was happening, not committing to any set of facts or criteria. b i thin oiously seeing what had happened, understanding what the f.b.i. was starting to see
they were effective, but not the type of things that we've seen when individuals travel to pakistan, afghanistan and get the training, for example, you compare it to the attempted new york city subway plot in 2009 witwhere the man was going to ue t.a.t.p. which he learned to make overseas. so that was a bit more -- took more training, more complicated and had that international aspect to it whereas this -- as 'veeennd heard you can get the recipe for this -- these pressure cooker bombs on the...
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one of our producers is just back from a reporting trip to pakistan. her stories will be online. hari sreenivasan has a preview. hari? >> sreenivasan: up first is a portrait of the crowded city of karachi, struggling to cope with strikes and rolling blackouts. that's on our world page. plus, one more item fothis tax day: what's threlationship betweeyourax dollars and government revenues? find out on paul solman's making sense page. all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. gwen? >> ifill: and that's the newshour for tonight. i'm gwen ifill. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. we'll see you online, and again here tomorrow evening. thank you, and good night. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> citi turns 200 this year. in that time, there have been some good days and some difficult ones. but through it all, we persevered. supporting some of the biggest ideas in modern history. so why should our anniversary matter to you? because for 200 years, we've been helping ideas from ambition to achievement. and the next great idea could be yours. >> at&t. >
one of our producers is just back from a reporting trip to pakistan. her stories will be online. hari sreenivasan has a preview. hari? >> sreenivasan: up first is a portrait of the crowded city of karachi, struggling to cope with strikes and rolling blackouts. that's on our world page. plus, one more item fothis tax day: what's threlationship betweeyourax dollars and government revenues? find out on paul solman's making sense page. all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org....
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thousands of people in southwestern pakistan were homeless today-- 24 hours after a powerful earthquake rocked neighboring iran. at least 700 homes in the mashkel area of baluchistan province were reduced to rubble. some 35 pakistanis were killed in the quake, and another 150 were injured. the pakistani army said it deployed several hundred soldiers to the quake zone to bring much-needed humanitarian relief. in the middle east, islamist militants fired at least two rockets from egypt's sinai peninsula into southern israel, adding to growing security concerns there. they targeted the resort town of eilat. but police officials said there were no casualties. meanwhile, palestinians in the west bank and gaza marked prisoner day, urging israel to release palestinian detainees. they waved flags and carried pictures of some of the 4,500 palestinians in custody. new zealand became the 13th country in the world today -- and the first in the asia- pacific region-- to legalize same sex marriage. lawmakers voted 77 to 44 in favor of the measure. new zealand has had civil unions since 2005, but the
thousands of people in southwestern pakistan were homeless today-- 24 hours after a powerful earthquake rocked neighboring iran. at least 700 homes in the mashkel area of baluchistan province were reduced to rubble. some 35 pakistanis were killed in the quake, and another 150 were injured. the pakistani army said it deployed several hundred soldiers to the quake zone to bring much-needed humanitarian relief. in the middle east, islamist militants fired at least two rockets from egypt's sinai...
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whether it's coming from there or elsewhere, whether there were militants in pakistan or elsewhere in the middle east that may have helped spurn these individualto dwhat th did. but at this point i -- similarly to how they're having trouble finding the suspect i think they're also having trouble figuring out has caused them do this. but at the same time we have to realize this incident happened on monday and we are just a few days after it and it may be weeks if not months until we find out what led them to do this so i think there's a bit of patience that we all have to have as much as we all are anxiously trying to get to the bottom of it. >> brown:ark hosenball, what would you add to that? specifically where they're looking senate >> well, again, they're looking at all these places. one of the other things they're looking at as well is whether the u.s. government -- what the u.s. government knew about these guys, if anything, before this event happened. in the past -- for example, the case of the guy who tried to attack on christmas day in 2009 with the bomb in his underwear it tur
whether it's coming from there or elsewhere, whether there were militants in pakistan or elsewhere in the middle east that may have helped spurn these individualto dwhat th did. but at this point i -- similarly to how they're having trouble finding the suspect i think they're also having trouble figuring out has caused them do this. but at the same time we have to realize this incident happened on monday and we are just a few days after it and it may be weeks if not months until we find out...
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in pakistan, the widows and daughters of osama bin laden were convicted today of entering the country illegally. at this court in islamabad, the five women were sentenced to a short prison term. they got 45 days, with credit for time already served. the women will be deported to their home countries after finishing out their sentences in about two weeks' time. they were detained last may, when u.s. commandos killed bin laden at his compound in abbottabad. president obama defended his health care law today, as the u.s. supreme court ponders its fate. the president said, "it's constitutional." and he echoed pastarnings conservatives against judicial activism by an "unelected" body. >> i'm confident that the supreme court will not take what would be an unprecedented, extraordinary step of overturning a law that was passed by a strong majority of a democratically elected congress. >> sreenivasan: the supreme court is expected to rule on the law in june. today marked the one-year anniversary of the first full- facial transplant performed in the u.s. the recipient, dallas wiens of texas, ap
in pakistan, the widows and daughters of osama bin laden were convicted today of entering the country illegally. at this court in islamabad, the five women were sentenced to a short prison term. they got 45 days, with credit for time already served. the women will be deported to their home countries after finishing out their sentences in about two weeks' time. they were detained last may, when u.s. commandos killed bin laden at his compound in abbottabad. president obama defended his health...
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that and other reports from pakistan are on our "world" page. all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. judy. >> woodruff: and that's the newshour for tonight. on monday, we'll report from pennsylvania on the challenge mitt romney faces winning over social conservatives. i'm judy woodruff. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. "washington week" can be seen later this evening on most pbs stations. we'll see you online, and again here monday evening. have a nice weekend. thank you and good night. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> citi turns 200 this year. in that time, there have been some good days and some difficult ones. but through it all, we persevered. supporting some of the biggest ideas in modern history. so why should our anniversary matter to you? because for 200 years, we've been helping ideas move from ambition to achievement. and the next great idea could be yours. >> and by the bill and melinda gates foun
that and other reports from pakistan are on our "world" page. all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. judy. >> woodruff: and that's the newshour for tonight. on monday, we'll report from pennsylvania on the challenge mitt romney faces winning over social conservatives. i'm judy woodruff. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. "washington week" can be seen later this evening on most pbs stations. we'll see you online, and again here monday evening. have...
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the first drone strike in pakistan took place a month after that report. now, i don't want to draw too direct a line and say one absolutely led to another but there's no question that this report -- this internal report, led to help lead to a new direction for the c.i.a. from capturing the killer. >>warner: now, you write about this, but briefly describe what what sort of debate was there within either the agency or the administration about the morality and legality of using drones to essentially carry out remote control assassinations? >> you had a whole generation of c.i.a. officers who had come in to the agency after the 1970s church committee investigation which is many people will remember sort of aired all the dirty laundry about assassination attempts, coupe attempts in the c.i.a.. so many thoughthe c.a. should not be doing this in terms of handling armed drones so. then, of course, 9/11 happened. president bush gives the lethal authority and there were concerns that played out before 9/11 that were quickly swept aside. but it did take some time for
the first drone strike in pakistan took place a month after that report. now, i don't want to draw too direct a line and say one absolutely led to another but there's no question that this report -- this internal report, led to help lead to a new direction for the c.i.a. from capturing the killer. >>warner: now, you write about this, but briefly describe what what sort of debate was there within either the agency or the administration about the morality and legality of using drones to...
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on our world page, our pakistan series continues as we interview an opposition politician hoping to become the country's next prime minister. plus on "art beat," see more of nick cave's sound suits. all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. gwen. >> ifill: and that's the newshour for tonight. on wednesday, we'll look at wall street after the financial crisis. plus, the results from tonight's primaries. i'm gwen ifill. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. we'll see you online, and again here tomorrow evening. thank you and good night. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> citi. supporting progress for 200 years. and the william and flora hewlett foundation, working to solve social and environmental problems at home and around the world. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions captioned by media access group at wgbh acc
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hetard going to pakistan. but he -- until that change he was described as a fairly nice person. this is -- it's not a unique thing. we've seen this before. >> woodruff: and just to be clear, you're referring to one of the terrorists who tried to -- >> the times square bomber, i'm sorry. >> woodruff: that's right. i just wanted to be clear. dr. post, you talked about feeling isolated, not feeling as if they belong. but they had to have read or seen something before that that fueled the change. is that right? >> oh, absolutely. and it's quite striking, jessica and my colleague gabby wineman who wrote a book called "terror on the internet" talks about especially youthful generation they are often consolidating their identity online and the -- i've analyzedthe thees in these online sites and there are three, and this coincides with what jessica said earlier. first, we are the victims. secondly, they, the west and especially united states and great britain but also israel are the victimizers and therefore defensive jihad is justified and required against those who are doing this to u
hetard going to pakistan. but he -- until that change he was described as a fairly nice person. this is -- it's not a unique thing. we've seen this before. >> woodruff: and just to be clear, you're referring to one of the terrorists who tried to -- >> the times square bomber, i'm sorry. >> woodruff: that's right. i just wanted to be clear. dr. post, you talked about feeling isolated, not feeling as if they belong. but they had to have read or seen something before that that...
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after his transfer back to afghanistan inçç 2004 he revealed himself to be a pakistan-born militant who then began plotting attacks. at the same time, however, other files detailed the cases of inmates who had been picked up by mistake including 89-year-old mohammed sadik captured in 2002 and later found to be suffering from dimension. one former detainee once assessed as a probable member of al qaeda is today fighting as a rebel to oust qaddafi libya. there are new details on well knownç detainees including the tt::qb master mind of the 9/11 attacks. the documents say he ordered former baltimore resident chan to carry out a martyrdom attack against pakistani president pervez musharraf to test chan's willingness to, quote, die for the cause. the attack did not go forward. in 2009 after these files were written, the obama administration reassessed all 240 prisoners then held at guantanamo. the administration has now condemned the publication of the classified documents. now to two reporters who've read 4pqgd written on the documents: ciarlie savage k times;" tom gjelten of n.p.r. c
after his transfer back to afghanistan inçç 2004 he revealed himself to be a pakistan-born militant who then began plotting attacks. at the same time, however, other files detailed the cases of inmates who had been picked up by mistake including 89-year-old mohammed sadik captured in 2002 and later found to be suffering from dimension. one former detainee once assessed as a probable member of al qaeda is today fighting as a rebel to oust qaddafi libya. there are new details on well knownç...
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. >> holman: the supreme court of pakistan has convicted prime minister yousuf raza gilani of contempt. it stemmed from his refusal to pursue a corruption case against president asif ali zardari. the ruling carried only a symbolic sentence of less than a minute in detention, allowing gilani to stay in power. in afghanistan, three u.s. troops were killed today in a bomb attack in the east. nato also announced a man wearing an afghan army uniform shot and killed a u.s. service member late wednesday, in the south. the gunman was killed when coalition forces returned fire. there've been at least 16 such attacks this year against american or other foreign forces. the u.s. secret service widened its investigation of a prostitution scandal today. the probe was extended to include previous presidential travel overseas. the latest allegations predate the scandal that exploded two weeks ago, ahead of the president's trip to colombia. the secret service now says it's pursuing a report by seattle television station-- kiro. according to that account, agents hired strippers and prostitutes in march,
. >> holman: the supreme court of pakistan has convicted prime minister yousuf raza gilani of contempt. it stemmed from his refusal to pursue a corruption case against president asif ali zardari. the ruling carried only a symbolic sentence of less than a minute in detention, allowing gilani to stay in power. in afghanistan, three u.s. troops were killed today in a bomb attack in the east. nato also announced a man wearing an afghan army uniform shot and killed a u.s. service member late...
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he's been ambar-- . >> lehrer: but nonin afghanistan. >> he's been ambassador in pakistan, that is really more important than kabul for the outcome in afghanistan. and he's been all over the region. he has the language skills. he has every bit of respect for how he has delivered. >> lehrer: dow wonder why he took the job? >> yes. >> lehrer: really a tough job. >> you know, i think-- i think-- i said, i thought delivery of the message about the policy was very much on their minds in these appointments. but my guess is, and i don't know, that he finally agreed to do this because of how serious he thinks the situation there is. >> lehrer: quick word from you about crocker what do you think about crocker? >> he was indispensable to turning the situation around in iraq. he's absolutely hands down the finest diplomat i've seen in an operational setting where everything is on the line. he works so well with the military. the civil mill-- civil military relationship he had with petraeus is the best i've ever observed. no doubt that will continue, initially with petraeus here and also with general
he's been ambar-- . >> lehrer: but nonin afghanistan. >> he's been ambassador in pakistan, that is really more important than kabul for the outcome in afghanistan. and he's been all over the region. he has the language skills. he has every bit of respect for how he has delivered. >> lehrer: dow wonder why he took the job? >> yes. >> lehrer: really a tough job. >> you know, i think-- i think-- i said, i thought delivery of the message about the policy was very...
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general petraeus is somebody given the dicey, difficult, strained relations between the united states and pakistan, i think he is-- i think he brings to it very special talent to try and work out what is obviously become open hostility between the two intelligence services. and i think that panetta, leon panetta has a tougher job than bob gates did. i mean bob gates was succeeding a controversial, polarizing, bombastic secretary of the defense in don rumsfeld. he's been cool, competent. he's the one person in the cabinet that barack obama could not fire. i mean he had tenure. i mean he-- you know, and he earned it, don't get me wrong. but he-- and he played it i mean i think afghanistan was a tribute, in part, to his influence and his decision, as well as to general petraeus. but i think the other one is ryan crocker coming back, ambassador. >> to afghanistan, is a of enormous proportion. a man of great skill, great knowledge and was comfortable in his retirement at the bush library and to be able to persuade him to come back, given his knowledge and working with general petraeus in the past. i th
general petraeus is somebody given the dicey, difficult, strained relations between the united states and pakistan, i think he is-- i think he brings to it very special talent to try and work out what is obviously become open hostility between the two intelligence services. and i think that panetta, leon panetta has a tougher job than bob gates did. i mean bob gates was succeeding a controversial, polarizing, bombastic secretary of the defense in don rumsfeld. he's been cool, competent. he's...
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for the group he commanded from his come pound in pakistan. raised by the government earlier this year n. the meantime a decentralized al qaeda still plots and conducts attacks, both here and abroad. from a failed cress day try to down an airliner over detroit to the attempted bbing of times square. the spectacular intent remains. without so far the disastrous results. for more we turn to brian fishman, a fellow at the new america foundation, and a researcher with the combating terrorism center at west point. and david ignatius, a columnist for the washington post, who has had access to some of the documents found in the bin laden raid. we thank you both for being with us. david, i want to start with you. one year after the killing of osama bin laden, how much of a threat is al qaeda? >> from everything we know, core al qaeda really has been devastated. bin laden and his top department tees, his most important deputy, the person he asked to carry out a plan to kill president obama and general petraeus, they're all dead. and he was so worried a
for the group he commanded from his come pound in pakistan. raised by the government earlier this year n. the meantime a decentralized al qaeda still plots and conducts attacks, both here and abroad. from a failed cress day try to down an airliner over detroit to the attempted bbing of times square. the spectacular intent remains. without so far the disastrous results. for more we turn to brian fishman, a fellow at the new america foundation, and a researcher with the combating terrorism center...
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. >> sreenivasan: the government of pakistan said today the u.s. must provide concrete evidence if it wants action against saeed. the military trial of the alleged 9/11 mastermind will resume soon at guantanamo bay. khalid sheikh mohammed's trial was put on hold two years ago when president obama tried to transfer it to a civilian court. congress blocked that effort, and today, military officials set an arraignment in may. mohammed and four others are charged with terrorism and murder. five former police officers in new orleans were sentenced to prison today in the shootings of unarmed civilians during hurricane katrina. the sentences ranged from six to 65 years, on federal civil rights and firearms charges. two people were killed, and four more wounded in the shootings, on new orlean's danziger bridge. new research has shed light on genetic changes that raise the risk of autism. the journal "nature" published the results of three studies today, involving hundreds of families with autistic children. the studies showed that spontaneous mutations can
. >> sreenivasan: the government of pakistan said today the u.s. must provide concrete evidence if it wants action against saeed. the military trial of the alleged 9/11 mastermind will resume soon at guantanamo bay. khalid sheikh mohammed's trial was put on hold two years ago when president obama tried to transfer it to a civilian court. congress blocked that effort, and today, military officials set an arraignment in may. mohammed and four others are charged with terrorism and murder....
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and certainly at the top of my list would be pakistan. another muslim country also. i'm not making any predictions. but if the core meaning of this has to do with a sense, as your set-up piece said, of dignity and of governments that fulfill their basic job of delivering reasonably good governance, pakistan governments haven't done that for decades. i think those would be the places i'd look. i think it may very well also have impact across africa. because libya... we think of it as part ofhe middle east and as an arab country but it's an african country. >> i think jessica, it's interesting that you are picking on countries which are democratic. there have been elections very imperfect ones in pakistan and in most of africa, there are now elections. i think that goes to the heart of the issue which is elections are not enough. that doesn't necessarily give you a government that is trust and representative and legitimate. which again takes us back to why this is going to be a difficult transition. because an election in a country which has nohistory of pluralism, no
and certainly at the top of my list would be pakistan. another muslim country also. i'm not making any predictions. but if the core meaning of this has to do with a sense, as your set-up piece said, of dignity and of governments that fulfill their basic job of delivering reasonably good governance, pakistan governments haven't done that for decades. i think those would be the places i'd look. i think it may very well also have impact across africa. because libya... we think of it as part ofhe...
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the president that he wanted the seals to have the ability to quote/unquote fight their way out of pakistan. so the quick reaction force which was comprised of the shaw nook hill -- helicopters that were to leave after the two initial blackhawks which was the assault team. that number was added. it's up to four at the last minute. >> that turned out to be important because one of the helicopters in the raid crashed. >> that's right. as the first blackhawk made heights way over the target, it experienced this bizarre arrow dynamic phenomena called settling with power where the pilot begins -- the helicopter begins falling and the pilot has an inability to elevate the helicopter. so it ultimately crashed and they had to call a chinook. >> what was waiting for them was going to be an educated guess. was there much much resistance in the compound. >> well, the notion for the past few years we always thought that bin laden was going to be surrounded by this team of 20, 30 body guards that were all going to be ready to go to the death for him. it ended up inside the home it was his courier and hi
the president that he wanted the seals to have the ability to quote/unquote fight their way out of pakistan. so the quick reaction force which was comprised of the shaw nook hill -- helicopters that were to leave after the two initial blackhawks which was the assault team. that number was added. it's up to four at the last minute. >> that turned out to be important because one of the helicopters in the raid crashed. >> that's right. as the first blackhawk made heights way over the...
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may end the use of drone attacks in pakistan in the near future. secretary of state john kerry told pakistani t.v. today that he hopes it's going to be very, very soon. he met with new prime minister nawar sharif and announced the u.s. and pakistan will resume a full partnership, including high-level talks on security. kerry acknowledged u.s. drone attacks and other issues have roiled relations with pakistan since 2011. >> i think we came here today, both the prime minister and myself, with a commitment that we cannot allow events that might divide us in a small way to distract from the common values and the common interests that unite us in big ways. kerry also addressed the political crisis in egypt. the obama administration has declined to say the military ouster of president mohammed morsi was a coup. kerry said the military did not take over, but in his words is restoring democracy. he said millions of egyptians asked the armed forces to intervene. egypt's interior ministry offered safe passage today to thousands of morsi supporters, if they e
may end the use of drone attacks in pakistan in the near future. secretary of state john kerry told pakistani t.v. today that he hopes it's going to be very, very soon. he met with new prime minister nawar sharif and announced the u.s. and pakistan will resume a full partnership, including high-level talks on security. kerry acknowledged u.s. drone attacks and other issues have roiled relations with pakistan since 2011. >> i think we came here today, both the prime minister and myself,...
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the desperate plight of flood victims in pakistan deepened again today. thousands of people fled a major city in the central part of the country, and millions of others waited for help. we have a report narrated by kylie morris of independent television news. >> reporter: the flood waters in the punjab arriving so fast the government called for a mass evacuation. only one example of what's happening in towns right across the south. the market, even the hospital locked and left. a city of 250,000 people loading up to leave. these villagers salvage what they can from the murky, broub waters. cots for sleeping and sitting. any timber. a fan once used to keep the family cool, now keeping it all dry is the priority. >> we have nothing to eat. we've had to leave all our livestock behind. all we could do is save our families. >> reporter: now their only sopgs to move on. the waters rising still in this heavily populated province. an island of dry road is their only refuge with no promise of relief any time soon. who gets help and who doesn't is a lottery here. t
the desperate plight of flood victims in pakistan deepened again today. thousands of people fled a major city in the central part of the country, and millions of others waited for help. we have a report narrated by kylie morris of independent television news. >> reporter: the flood waters in the punjab arriving so fast the government called for a mass evacuation. only one example of what's happening in towns right across the south. the market, even the hospital locked and left. a city of...
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drone aircraft have killed at least 20 militants in pakistan's northwest. pakistani intelligence officials reported the new round of strikes today. they said 14 of the dead were afghans who belonged to the haqqani network, a faction linked to the taliban. in syria, activists reported government forces have taken full control of two major centers of resistance. the eastern city of deir el-zour fell after a four day assault. that followed a week-long siege of hama in the north. amateur video showed intense shelling and gunfire on tuesday, as tanks rolled into deir el- zour. another showed the minaret of a mosque that collapsed after being shelled. and in washington, the u.s. treasury department announced new economic sanctions against syria. china's first aircraft carrier began conducting sea trials today, in a sign of the country's growing military might. the 1,000-foot vessel sailed from the northern port of dalian. chinese officials said the former soviet carrier-- now refurbished-- will be used for research and training. analysts in hong kong said it was
drone aircraft have killed at least 20 militants in pakistan's northwest. pakistani intelligence officials reported the new round of strikes today. they said 14 of the dead were afghans who belonged to the haqqani network, a faction linked to the taliban. in syria, activists reported government forces have taken full control of two major centers of resistance. the eastern city of deir el-zour fell after a four day assault. that followed a week-long siege of hama in the north. amateur video...
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the pakistan government has been in the leada they should be. and the big n.g.o.s, world vision, oxfam, save the children, concern, and others-- are work very hard on the ground. we were already there, of course, because conflict between the taliban and the government of pakistan whiches had led to a lot of displacement in the northwest. now the reality is there are hundreds of thousands of people, millions of people we have not reached yet and cannot reach at the moment because they're inaccessible. bridges are down, roads are down, dams are being threatened. the infrastructure is extremely poor it start with but it irreparably damaged by this disaster, and that means reaching them is a huge challenge for us for the future. >> ifill: you talk about the conflict in the region, which we talked about so much on this program, there have been reports that the taliban actually got to the scene faster, representatives of organizations linked to the taliban, and they are providing the kind of aid which might prove to be an obstacle for western rescuers
the pakistan government has been in the leada they should be. and the big n.g.o.s, world vision, oxfam, save the children, concern, and others-- are work very hard on the ground. we were already there, of course, because conflict between the taliban and the government of pakistan whiches had led to a lot of displacement in the northwest. now the reality is there are hundreds of thousands of people, millions of people we have not reached yet and cannot reach at the moment because they're...
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this side shouts-- india. >> and that side shouts long live pakistan, number one pakistan. >> when india gained independence, partitions became a reality for us. >> the birds still fly across but a wall has been put up between humans. this is very unfortunate. if we had stayed together, this would have been a great country. >> woodruff: quite a scene. >> woodruff: independence day celebrations for both pakistan and india take place at the wagah crossing next week. >> warner: finally tonight, a profile of one of president obama's leading players in implementing health care reform. health correspondent betty ann bowser has our look at the man and the controversy surrounding him. >> reporter: dr. don berwick is arguably the most important figure in health care reform today. as head of medicare and medicaid he's in charge of the health care of over one in three americans, equally important. he's a key person charged with implementing the federal health care reform law. a harvard trained pediatrician and reformer, berwick spent 30 years analyzing the american health care system and he doesn't
this side shouts-- india. >> and that side shouts long live pakistan, number one pakistan. >> when india gained independence, partitions became a reality for us. >> the birds still fly across but a wall has been put up between humans. this is very unfortunate. if we had stayed together, this would have been a great country. >> woodruff: quite a scene. >> woodruff: independence day celebrations for both pakistan and india take place at the wagah crossing next week....